CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3578 [13JN], H3606 [14JN]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7546 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 1933), H2568 [9MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H1837 [25MR]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7153 [15NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H7395 [2DE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H5172 [30JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1356 [12MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 3213), H6604 [15OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5398 [2AU]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5884 [26SE]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H52 [4JA]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H4309 [9JY]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H1822 [21MR]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H2400 [30AP]

——— notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [10AP]

——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 2390), H3653 [14JN]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H52 [4JA]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H7689 [11DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H2393 [26AP]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

——— restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

Bahamas: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H6954 [30OC]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Budget: alleviate the sequester through offsets from restricting use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 3666), H7689 [11DE]

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7508 [4DE]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H1959 [11AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H2065 [16AP]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 194), H628 [25FE]

——— require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3095 [4JN]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H1322 [6MR]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H6493 [10OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H372 [5FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H1911 [10AP]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5589 [17SE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 340), H222 [22JA]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4143 [27JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2536 [8MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3016 [3JN]

Congress: refrain from conditioning the resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the taking of action on non-germane legislative matters (see H. Res. 375), H6546 [11OC]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7608 [9DE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see H.R. 540), H628 [25FE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

——— provide for compensation of Federal contractor employees that were placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3500), H7110 [14NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H2804 [20MY]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3655 [14JN]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H1318 [6MR]

Correctional institutions: clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 2371), H4146 [27JN]

——— improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 1695), H2297 [24AP]

——— bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (see H.R. 3402), H6952 [30OC]

——— clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2405), H4146 [27JN]

——— provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 3332), H6768 [23OC]

——— support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (see H. Res. 196), H2404 [3MY]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H1318 [6MR]

——— allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]

——— establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2297 [24AP]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7052 [13NO]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H500 [13FE]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H1319 [6MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H4523 [16JY]

——— provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 1073), H1355 [12MR]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 873), H2803 [20MY]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 872), H2803 [20MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 871), H2803 [20MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 208), H3096 [4JN]

——— modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (see H.R. 1890), H4370 [10JY]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1431 [14MR]

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H3016 [3JN]

——— repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 197), H1911 [10AP]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H5476 [10SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3297), H6770 [23OC]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H1861 [9AP]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1356 [12MR]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1395), H1837 [25MR]

——— establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H284 [23JA]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H2804 [20MY]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H5260 [31JY]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2108), H5477 [10SE]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2515), H4078 [26JN]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2349), H4081 [26JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3496), H7110 [14NO]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H4523 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H5802 [20SE]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H5408 [6SE]

——— conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see H.R. 2298), H3251 [6JN]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2023), H3929 [19JN]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H6344 [7OC]

——— issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see H.R. 2843), H5263 [31JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H341 [4FE]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H1320 [6MR]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1447), H1857 [9AP]

——— enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H292 [25JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

——— reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 2370), H4146 [27JN]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H6053 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H5477 [10SE]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H659 [26FE]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1822 [21MR]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1861 [9AP]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H224 [22JA]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 305), H170 [15JA]

——— submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H7152 [15NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 520), H371 [5FE]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 601), H1430 [14MR]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2604 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H344 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1993 [12AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H281 [23JA]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H981 [5MR]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H431 [8FE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2349 [25AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H2404 [3MY]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H2298 [24AP]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

——— provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H6676 [22OC]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H3995 [24JN]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H6493 [10OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H278 [23JA]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H170 [15JA]

Dominican Republic: call for international response to potential crisis resulting from a Constitutional Court ruling that could render Dominican-born persons stateless (see H. Res. 443), H8109 [12DE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2372), H4146 [27JN]

——— apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2369), H4146 [27JN]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H6951 [30OC]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1861 [9AP]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H5655 [18SE]

Election Assistance Commission: fill vacancies (see H. Res. 311), H4826 [19JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H2804 [20MY]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (see H.R. 2223), H3014 [3JN]

Employment: adjust discretionary spending limits for appropriations for emergency job creation (see H.R. 545), H411 [6FE]

——— allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1718 [20MR]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H5173 [30JY]

——— create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]

——— provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2034), H2717 [16MY]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 2983), H5396 [2AU]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H5834 [25SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]

——— strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2342), H7357 [21NO]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H2717 [16MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H2350 [25AP]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 2865), H5173 [30JY]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H3016 [3JN]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 3019), H5397 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H412 [6FE]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H370 [5FE]

——— protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3137), H5765 [19SE]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H5403 [2AU]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H818 [28FE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2396 [26AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H86 [14JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H86 [14JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H4039 [25JN]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3626), H7447 [3DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see H.R. 1474), H7311 [20NO]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 3643), H7508 [4DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H86 [14JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4371 [10JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H5404 [2AU]

——— provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2888), H5260 [31JY]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5175 [30JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: provide for designation of judges by the Speaker and minority leader of the House, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (see H.R. 2586), H4485 [11JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2775 [17MY]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (see H.R. 1410), H4858 [22JY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 600), H431 [8FE]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 61), H413 [6FE]

——— measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

——— recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H372 [5FE]

Haitian-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 224), H2774 [17MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H6344 [7OC]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

——— provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2033), H2717 [16MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H1568 [18MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

——— provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H278 [23JA]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H7309 [20NO]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 599), H983 [5MR]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5176 [30JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 1365), H1823 [21MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6225 [3OC]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7187 [18NO]

Information technology: provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (see H.R. 1913), H2567 [9MY]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H1821 [21MR]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3991 [20JN]

International Service Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 70), H7627 [10DE]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H595 [15FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2161 [18AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H4178 [28JN]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4146 [27JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws, urge rejection and repeal of and find alternatives for such legislation, penalize racial profiling, and study ways to elevate the social status of Black males (see H. Res. 55), H371 [5FE]

——— limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H1860 [9AP]

——— mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7310 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 180), H2437 [6MY]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H7152 [15NO]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H2720 [16MY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H6344 [7OC]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2299 [24AP]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H1861 [9AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2249 [23AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H280 [23JA]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 238), H2955 [23MY]

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6103 [1OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 1346), H2300 [24AP]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 229), H84 [14JA]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H410 [6FE]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5476 [10SE]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 199), H2437 [6MY]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3407), H6952 [30OC]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4826 [19JY]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Commission on Employment and Economic Security: establish (see H.R. 3642), H7445 [3DE] (see H.R. 3651), H7507 [4DE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7446 [3DE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 100), H1431 [14MR]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H5654 [18SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H629 [25FE]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (see H.R. 1068), H1355 [12MR]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 353), H6053 [30SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 348), H5588 [17SE]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1909 [10AP]

Native Americans: honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H2656 [15MY]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program: grant authority to oversee independent consultants used to carry out Federal banking agencies’ consent orders (see H.R. 1483), H1955 [11AP]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (see H.R. 3534), H7252 [19NO]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 373), H279 [23JA]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H1360 [12MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (see H.R. 1067), H1355 [12MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H4522 [16JY]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6175 [2OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H6545 [11OC]

Political campaigns: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H1822 [21MR]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H344 [4FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [15JA]

——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H5435 [9SE]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H3096 [4JN]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 3574), H7353 [21NO]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3213), H6604 [15OC]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H1911 [10AP]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H1823 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 814), H627 [25FE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2959 [23MY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 289), H4213 [8JY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 91), H816 [28FE]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H5175 [30JY]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H4215 [8JY]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2157 [18AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

——— direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student’s parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 392), H280 [23JA]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H1956 [11AP]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H5589 [17SE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7050 [13NO]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H1360 [12MR]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5175 [30JY]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H1958 [11AP]

——— modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2111), H5477 [10SE]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H3015 [3JN]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H3688 [17JN]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (see H.R. 772), H1632 [19MR]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February of each year (see H.R. 681), H629 [25FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H4857 [22JY]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H2123 [17AP]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2297 [24AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1357 [12MR]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (see H.R. 2922), H5342 [1AU]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H6289 [4OC]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H5477 [10SE]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H1327 [7MR]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H6053 [30SE]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7188 [18NO]

——— establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2483), H4037 [25JN]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H5589 [17SE]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H5589 [17SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H6053 [30SE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 341), H284 [23JA]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1723), H2349 [25AP]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H1991 [12AP]

——— limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 199), H5435 [9SE]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H8108 [12DE]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H3016 [3JN]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2157 [18AP]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H5477 [10SE]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H5477 [10SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide market-based manufacturing incentives (see H.R. 615), H454 [12FE]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2025 [15AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 766), H703 [27FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 1086), H1356 [12MR]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H7050 [13NO]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H1860 [9AP]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H278 [23JA]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 3190), H5883 [26SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: add a Federal defender representative as a nonvoting member (see H.R. 2526), H4146 [27JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7608 [9DE]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7357 [21NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 333), H284 [23JA]

——— provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 2362), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2391 [26AP]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2185), H2954 [23MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4078 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3590 [13JN]

War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (see H. Res. 37), H177 [18JA]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H4370 [10JY]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H5173 [30JY]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5259 [31JY]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H7508 [4DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H2568 [9MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H628 [25FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H814 [28FE]

Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H2953 [23MY]

——— provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 2381), H3652 [14JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H28 [3JA]

Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 1121), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5587 [17SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 3069), H5434 [9SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H701 [27FE] (see H.R. 1000), H1319 [6MR]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H4037 [25JN]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4175 [28JN]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H4522 [16JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 99), H30 [3JA]

International Jazz Day: observance (see H. Res. 179), H2298 [24AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H6827 [28OC]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 102), H31 [3JA]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 98), H30 [3JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 101), H36 [3JA]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 100), H36 [3JA]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), H816 [28FE]

Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (H.R. 2149), H2956 [23MY]

——— provide for youth jobs (H.R. 2381), H3654 [14JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H34 [3JA]

Computers: protect cyber privacy (H.R. 1121), H1397 [13MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (H.R. 3108), H5588 [17SE]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (H.R. 3353), H6828 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (H.R. 3069), H5435 [9SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 870), H703 [27FE]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 1000), H1321 [6MR]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (H.R. 2480), H4038 [25JN]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 2692), H4523 [16JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H503 [13FE]

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (H.R. 99), H36 [3JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), H5174 [30JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (H.R. 3349), H6828 [28OC]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (H.R. 2399), H3688 [17JN]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 102), H36 [3JA]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 98), H36 [3JA]

Descriptions

Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E1•–E3• [3JA]

Explanations

Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (H.R. 100), E5•–E8• [3JA]

Letters

Innovation Act: Sally S. Neely, National Bankruptcy Conference, H7533 [5DE]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Jeffrey S. Sutton and David G. Campbell, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H7070 [14NO]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, H773 [28FE]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 3108, Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act, H6611 [16OC]

National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women members, H773H780 [28FE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization supporters, H786H793 [28FE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3732 [18JN]

African Americans: history of involvement in the labor movement, H5431 [9SE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E897• [17JN], E1041• [10JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4472• [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4378 [11JY]

——— reform sugar price support program, E1041• [10JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 101), E1• [3JA]

——— determine rights of intellectual property licensees relative to transnational bankruptcy, H7533 [5DE]

——— exempt asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures from certain reporting requirements relative to claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7025 [13NO]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 100), E5• [3JA]

——— require any party seeking payment information from an asbestos trust also make available information relevant to threats that pertain to public health or safety, H7027 [13NO]

——— require asbestos companies to report information on location of their asbestos-containing products when disclosing asbestos trusts reports to industry defendants, H7029 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7018, H7019, H7024, H7025, H7027, H7029 [13NO]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), H2378 [26AP], E250• [6MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), E376• [25MR]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs (H.R. 2381), E892• [17JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H2519• [8MY]

Climate: global warming, E169• [15FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E10• [3JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2873• [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6719• [23OC]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, E1092• [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (H.R. 3108), H6611 [16OC]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (H.R. 3353), H7176• [18NO]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4378, H4472• [11JY], H7176• [18NO], E897• [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3619• [14JN], E883• [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5024 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding for use of U.S. military force against Iran, H3619• [14JN]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2935• [23MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), E1097• [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2277 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5121 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (H.R. 3069), E1275• [10SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 870), E206• [27FE]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 1000), E301• [14MR]

——— issue fiduciary duty rule to protect access to investment education and advice and assure reasonable financial compensation to financial service providers, H6867 [29OC]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (H.R. 2480), H5314• [1AU], E963• [25JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5121 [30JY]

Discrimination: societal impact, H4854• [22JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1286), H2519• [8MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2518• [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), E301• [14MR]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 2692), E1066• [16JY]

Executive Office of the President: provide information to Congress as to which organizations are believed to be affiliates or adherents of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), E883• [17JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5314• [1AU]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H565• [15FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7070, H7076 [14NO]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7419• [3DE]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H7176• [18NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), E1478• [10OC]

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (H.R. 99), E9• [3JA]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and use of diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H7336 [21NO]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), E1185• [1AU]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), E1158• [30JY]

Manufacturing Day: observance, E1441• [4OC]

Medicaid: expand, E1689• [18NO]

Medicare: anniversary, E1198• [1AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (H.R. 636), H565• [15FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2519• [8MY]

National Nurses Week: observance, E625• [8MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H772 [28FE]

NIH: funding, H7665• [11DE]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H7665• [11DE]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1971• [12AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2096• [17AP]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (H. Res. 54), E97• [5FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: study impact of patent reform legislation on ability of individuals and small businesses owned by women, veterans, and minorities to protect exclusive rights to inventions and discoveries, H7543 [5DE]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7512, H7533, H7540, H7542, H7543, H7546, H7549 [5DE]

——— expand definition of covered customer to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to stays of action in patent infringement suits, H7542 [5DE]

——— preserve independent judicial review of patent applications, H7546 [5DE]

——— prohibit inclusion in patent code of certain provisions allowing stays of action in patent infringement suits against certain covered customers, H7540 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), E1692• [18NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4556• [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4556• [17JY]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (H.R. 2399), E899• [17JN]

——— prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, H5024 [24JY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2550• [9MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1381• [13MR]

Ridley, Larry: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award recipient, E1286• [11SE]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6867 [29OC]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 102), E4• [3JA]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4854• [22JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H652, H653, H654 [26FE]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1478• [10OC]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E276• [12MR]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 98), E12• [3JA]

Turkey: tribute to historical role of Turkish Embassy in advancing racial integration and fostering jazz music appreciation in the District of Columbia, E148• [14FE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H772 [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H772 [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H772, H786 [28FE]

Votes: correction, E1041• [10JY]

——— position on missed, H3225• [6JN], H5306• [1AU], H7669• [11DE], E1141• [25JY], E1189• [1AU], E1393• [27SE]

Watson, Bobby: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award recipient, E1293• [11SE]

Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4854• [22JY]

Tributes

Burk, Emery, E728• [23MY]

Byrd, Donald, E190• [26FE]

Carpenter, Tim, E1822• [10DE]

Wallace, Herman, E1439• [4OC]